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The Isle of Man Asylum and Dr. Outterson Wood

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

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Part I.—Original Articles
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1884 

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* This Committee acted under the Chairmanship of Sir James Gell, Her Majesty's Attorney General. Google Scholar

* From the debate in the Tynwald Court we gather that two members out of five were opposed to this resolution. Google Scholar

* Thus in the annual report of the Asylum, made to the Tynwald Court, July 5, 1883, we read—“that the members of the Committee considered it inadvisable to interfere in the management of the Asylum beyond seeing that it was worked by the Medical Superintendent in the manner approved of by the preceding Committees, of which his Honour, Deemster Drinkwater presided as Chairman for many years. They are satisfied that it has been so managed; that the patients have been kept clean, healthy, and comfortable, and that the Asylum itself has been kept fresh and clean.” Google Scholar

* “The Isle of Man Times and General Advertiser,” Nov. IV, 1883. In the game debate a member of the House of Keys, in favour of the importation of a man from Scotland and the exportation of Dr. Wood, said—“Nothing which I have listened to throughout a discussion, which must be exhaustive if ever a discussion deserved that character, has materially altered the opinion I have long held with regard to Dr. Wood, viz, that he is an able, humane, conscientious and honourable man.” Google Scholar

Dr. Wood was recommended to the asylum authorities, as medical superin tendent, by the English Board of Lunacy, (See Asylum Report, 1876.) Google Scholar

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